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Configure the counterweight

Select a counterweight (CWT) frame product for the elevator, choose its roping arrangement, and set its dimensions and position in the shaft.

Written by Sabine Bunese

Prerequisites

  • A DigiPara Liftdesigner project is open, with a counterweight already present.

Select and dimension a counterweight frame

Steps

  1. Open the properties for the couterweight.
    Click the Counterweight directly in the project to select it — its properties appear in the Properties window.

  2. Choose another CWT modl from the database.
    Open the Select Product dialog, and choose a counterweight frame product from the component library.

  3. Set the frame's dimensions.
    Configure the frame depth and height, as well as the inlets depth and distance to wall and the distance between guides (DBG).

  4. Position related components new.
    There are different groups in the Properties window, such as guide shoes and buffer position and pulley beam location to set new relative positions to the CWT.

  5. Change the inlets configuration.
    Set a new material and number of fillers, as well as inlets height.
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Result: The elevator uses the counterweight frame product and dimensions you selected.

ATTENTION: A counterweight with 2:1 or 4:1 roping cannot be converted to a 1:1 suspension system.

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